Instantly, a description of the academy materialized on the screen, captivating him. After two minutes of reading, Zephyrion took his gaze off the screen and shook his head.
The computer revealed disappointing scant information– no captivating history, no beneficial insights, only breadcrumbs leading to the academy's portal location and a sprinkling of news.
The only information he managed to gather was that the academy was a fusion of martial art, mage, and ordinary folks who wanted to enhance their scholarly knowledge.
"It appears the academy blocks any important information related to it, huh." Zephyrion remarked, his lips curling into a knowing smile.
As he leisurely scrolled down the computer screen, a interesting news article, captured his attention.
The headline proclaimed- "Rowan Aric Succeeded in Arcane Martial Academy Assessment, Earned With The Prestigious Admission Gold Medal To Study At The Academy!"
"Errh, isn't this the red-haired prodigy I spotted among the trio of young geniuses on the news that day?" Zephyrion pondered aloud, realizing that this Aric had also claimed the admission medal, the same as him.
The difference, of course, lay in their pursuits. While Zephyrion had undergone no assessment due to Yashin's choice of studying the academy's scholarly education rather than martial arts.
"This academy seems fun. Maybe it's time for a daring visit to the dangerous beast forests to level up, huh?" With a swift keystroke, Zephyrion typed in the search query- 'Where can I find the most dangerous beast-filled forests near the Solara Kingdom?'
Instantly, all the beast forests surrounding Solara Kingdom popped up on the screen, along with information about the types of creatures inhabiting them, their danger levels, and recommended adventurer ranks for venturing into each forest.
Zephyrion scrolled through the options, his eyes gleaming, searching for the most dangerous forest.
As he eyes scanned the list, a sudden spark of excitement ignited within him, and he halted the cursor over the entry titled- Forest Of Shadow.
From the computer screen, this place bore an eerie reputation for its menacing creatures, and Zephyrion couldn't help but break into a delighted smile. It was precisely the kind of challenge he yearned for.
What truly fascinated him was the shadow word they named the forest after. According to the computer screen, the main forest habitat were terrifying black creatures that moved as if they were part of the shadows, so terrifying that their victims wouldn't even grasp how they met their sudden fate.
With a resolute nod, Zephyrion whispered to himself, the Forest Of Shadow it shall be.
Getting up from the computer seat, Zephyrion gaze at a skullsplitter resting on the wall and walked to it. "Now that I have ten attributes point, I should be able to lift the hammer this time, right?
"System, add five points to strength and five to agility"
[Infusing..... Stats upgraded]
As an assassin in his past life, Zephyrion knew the importance of agility and right now, his agility stat was the lowest. Though it wasn't useful for the barbarian style he practiced, he would never abandon it.
Feeling stronger now, Zephyrion walked to the hammer and picked it up. It was quite heavy on the first try but after that, everything was easy.
"Voumn voumn." Zephyrion swung the war hammer carefully in the air and heard a sharp cutting sound. "Hehehe, let crushed some beast bones tonight."
Zephyrion dropped the hammer and went to the bathroom. He took a shower, brushed his teeth, and put his clothes on. After that, he immediately sat down on the ground to cultivate his internal energy.
On the day he became ranked, aside from infusing attributes points to his stats, the system had mentioned he can grow stronger by cultivating his internal energy and that's what he was currently doing.
Zephyrion didn't trust this system, with how it has made him suffer in the past, the system can suddenly decided to disable itself for a few days. So it was better to rely on himself and never get used to the system.
[You realised I can hear your thoughts, right?]
"Who cares? Can you do anything to me? You want to kill me for it?
[Never! How can I do that to my dear host, but I want to let you know that if you die, I will just abandon your corpse and find another host]
"Okay okay okay, can't I play with you anymore? I'm just kidding." Zephyrion sighed, "this system was just too unreliable."
Zephyrion didn't find trouble with the system anymore and immediately concentrate on cultivating his realm.
Like that, thirteen hours passed slowly and Zephyrion didn't get up at once. It was until midnight that his eyelids finally twitch.
"Errh, my body seems strange, did I become stronger again?" Zephyrion muttered as he got up from the ground.
"Status screen"
[°Race: Human°]
[°User: Yashin°]
[°Age: 19°]
[°Martial Art Stage: Early outer stage°]
[°Magic Mastery: Early attunment stage°]
[°Coins: None°]
[°Experience points: 100/500°]
[°Physical attributes: 10 points°]
[°Level: 4°]
[°HP: 100/100°]
[°Strength: 12/100°]
[°Agility: 7/100°]
[°Stamina: 8/100°]
[°Defense: 8/100°]
[°Mana: 7/100°]
[°Charm: 10/100°]
[°Shop: Accessible at Level 10°]
[°Daily Quest: Eat a meal before the next day°]
[°Reward: 3 attributes point°]
[Punishment: None]
[°Main Quest: Serializing]
"Whoaa, my strength and agility stats increase by two? Just from cultivating for a few hours?" Zephyrion was surprised.
"Hehehe, it seems I'm still a genius after all." He laughed out loud.
In his past life at the Shadow Syndicate Clan, he was known to be genius ever seen since the clan creation, and nobody match his talent. Zephyrion didn't believe that his talent would be this great and effective, even in this world.
[Idiot, do you think I would choose a trash as my host?]
The system said, but it conceal its words from Zephyrion.
"Hey system, why the sudden daily quest? I didn't receive any notification of it."
[The quest was issued out when you're cultivating, and I don't want to disturb you]
"So you still care about me after all?" Zephyrion snorted and closed the status screen, he walked to the kitchen and eat whatever was found in the fridge until the familiar sound echoed in his head.
[Congratulations to the host for completing the daily quest.
[3 attributes point has been assigned to the host.
Zephyrion only stop after that and immediately checked the time. It was midnight already.
"Hehehe, here I come Forest Of Shadow."